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S. GLODOW'SKI, RAILROAD JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE19. 1919. 1,820,463. Pate Nov. 4,1919.

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Application filed June 19, 1919.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, STANLY GLoDoWsKI, a citizen of Poland, residing at I-Iarwick, county of Allegheny, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object the provision of means whereby the abutting ends of rails may be rigidly secured in alinement and prevented from lateral action.

This and other objects are attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described, and shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a transverse sectional View taken substantially on line 11 of Fig. 2, through a rail joint made in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a pair of rail joints and indicating the application.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevational view of one of the rail joints in detail.

Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are perspective views showing details used in construction, and

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a complete assembly of parts.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral 10 indicates a rail chair having lateral projections 11, secured by spikes 12 in operative position upon the ties or sleepers.

A conventional type of ordinary road rail having a head 14, a stem 15 and base 16, rests upon the chair l0, comprised of offset sections and including integrally formed raised arcuate lugs 18 near their ends on opposite sides, these lugs containing undercut recesses 19, in their surfaces and other recesses 20 extending in at their outer ends below projections 21, these projections being of uniform thickness and extending beyond shoulders 22, which are raised vertiwhy to join the curved upper surfaces of the lugs 18.

Formed in the plate, constituting the rail chair 10, are longitudinally disposed slots 23, receptive of tenons 24, extending clownward from the bases 25 of removably engaged clamps 26, suited to fit closely over Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. a, 1919. Serial No. 305,388.

the upper surface of the base 16 of the rails and also make contact upon opposite sides with the rail stems 15.

Similar, but integrally formed clamp ele- Inents 27 extend up from the plate 10 oppo site to each of the removable elements 26.

In order to press the clamp elements 26 into firm engagement with the flanged base and stems of the rails, blocks having elongated faces 28 are provided, the same having narrowed bases 29, extending down to the level surface of the rail chair 10, and into the recess 19 below the overhanging lugs 18 and are normally forced forward by set screws 29, in the lugs 18.

As a further means of security, blocks 30 are formed with base portions 31 to extend into the recesses 20 and contain openings 32 receptive of the extensions 21, these blocks being secured in position by screws 33, passing downward through the blocks and extensions 21, so as to hold them when properly adjusted.

The inner ends of the blocks make close contact with the outer edges of the clamps 26, while their inner surfaces contact against the clamps 28, holding the entire structure in rigid engagement.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a rigid and substantial securing means has been disclosed, whereby the ends of running rails may be held in alinement and that the same are secured against separation or lateral extension in either direction.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a rail joint, the combination with a plate, and means for securing said plate to a railway bed, of integrally formed clamps adapted to engage with the base and stem of a rail upon each side thereof, removable clamps engageable with the opposite sides of the rails, tenons formed with said removable clamps adapted to enter longitudinal recesses in the upper surface of said plate, and means for pressing said clamps tightly against the sides of the rail.

2. In a rail joint, the combination with a base plate, and means for securing said base plate to supports,

said base plate being formed in two offset sections, of integral rail'supports formed upon opposite sides of each section of said base plate adapted to 5 make contact with the stem and base of a rail, removable contacting disposed upon copies of this patent may be obtai blocks adjnstably the rail plate opposite said V fixed elements, raised lugs formed with said signatnre.

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late, clamp blocks adapted to enter recesses in said base, means disposed in said lugs'for 1o forcing said blocks inwardly toward the rail, and means for locking said clamp blocksagainst displacement. V

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my STANLY eLonowsni.

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